France: Massive blaze engulfs Cap Ferret forests as thousands evacuated
Other scenes show exhausted evacuees resting on camp beds inside a community hall after being forced to leave campsites and residential areas. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The fire is believed to have started accidentally on 22 July near Saumos, north of Arcachon Bay, before racing through dense pine forest towards Lège-Cap-Ferret. Driven by strong winds, the flames spread south along the peninsula's narrow strip of woodland, with the Atlantic Ocean on one side and Arcachon Bay on the other, forcing authorities to evacuate communities village by village as the fire progressed.
- ▪Other scenes show exhausted evacuees resting on camp beds inside a community hall after being forced to leave campsites and residential areas.
- ▪ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The fire is believed to have started accidentally on 22 July near Saumos, north of Arcachon Bay, before racing through dense pine forest towards Lège-Cap-Ferret.
- ▪Driven by strong winds, the flames spread south along the peninsula's narrow strip of woodland, with the Atlantic Ocean on one side and Arcachon Bay on the other, forcing authorities to evacuate communities village by village as the fire pr
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